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Black Box LES1600 Series User Manual (348 pages)
LES series LES1500 series LES1600 series LES1700 series console servers
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Table of Contents Live
3
Revision History
12
Safety Precautions
13
About this Manual
14
Products Covered
14
Who Should Read this Manual
14
Manual Organization
14
Types of Users
15
Management Console
15
Where to Find Additional Information
16
1 Specifications
17
LES1500 Series
17
LES1600 Series
19
LES1700 Series
21
Available Models Comparison Charts
23
2 Overview
24
What's Included
24
LES1500 Series (LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A)
24
LES1600 Series
24
LES1700 Series
24
Hardware Description
25
LES1500 Series
25
LES1600 Series
26
LES1700 Series
27
3 Installation
28
Power Connection
28
LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A Models
28
LES1600 Models
28
Network Connection
28
Serial Port Connection
29
Cisco Rolled RJ-45 Pinout
30
Cisco RJ-45 Pinout
30
USB Port Connection
31
Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas
31
Les1604A-V/-T/-R Models
31
LES1700 Models
32
4 System Configuration
33
Management Console Connection
33
Connected Computer Setup
33
Browser Connection
35
Administrator Setup
36
Change Default Root System Password
36
Set up a New Administrator
37
Name the System
37
Network Configuration
38
Ipv6 Configuration
39
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Configuration
40
Services and Service Access
41
Brute Force Protection
45
Communications Software
45
SDT Connector
46
Putty
47
Sshterm
47
Management Network Configuration
48
Enable the Management LAN
48
Configure the DHCP Server
51
Select Failover or Broadband OOP
52
Aggregating the Network Ports
53
Wi-Fi Wireless LAN
54
Static Routes
56
Configuration over DHCP (ZTP)
57
Ensuring the Console Server Is Unconfigured
57
Example ISC DHCP (Dhcpd) Server Configuration
58
Setup When the LAN Is Untrusted
58
Prepare a USB Drive and Create the X.509 Certificate and Private Key
59
What an Unconfigured Console Server Does on First Boot
59
Using What an Unconfigured Console Server Does on First Boot to Update Firmware
60
The Urls in DHCP OFFER, Option 43, Sub-Option 1
61
Importing the Configuration File
61
Running a Restore or Update in Secure Recovery Mode
62
5 Serial Port, Host, Device and User Configuration
63
Configure Serial Ports
64
Common Settings
65
Console Server Mode
66
SDT Mode
71
Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode
72
Terminal Server Mode
72
Serial Bridging Mode
72
Syslog
74
NMEA Streaming
74
USB Ports
75
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
76
Add and Edit Users
77
Setup New Groups
78
Setup New Users
78
Authentication
79
Network Hosts
79
Trusted Networks
80
Serial Port Cascading
82
Automatically Generate and Upload SSH Keys
82
Manually Generate and Upload SSH Keys
83
Configure the Slaves and Their Serial Ports
84
Managing the Slaves
85
Serial Port Redirection (Portshare)
86
Managed Devices
86
Ipsec VPN
88
Enable the VPN Gateway
88
Openvpn
90
Enable the Openvpn
90
Configure as Server or Client
92
Windows Openvpn Client and Server Setup
93
Pptp Vpn
97
Enable the PPTP VPN Server
98
Add a PPTP User
99
Setup a Remote Pptp Client
99
Call Home
100
Set up Call Home Candidate
100
Accept Call Home Candidates as Managed Consoles
102
Calling Home to a Generic Central SSH Server
103
IP Passthrough
103
Downstream Router Map
103
IP Passthrough Pre-Requisite Pre-Configuration Steps
104
IP Passthrough Certification
104
Service Intercepts
105
IP Passthrough Status
105
Caveats
105
6 Firewall, Failover and Oob Access
106
Dial-Up Modem Connection
106
OOB Dial-In Access
106
Configure Dial-In PPP
107
Using SDT Connector Client
108
Set up Windows XP or Later Client
108
Set up Earlier Windows Clients
109
Set up Linux Clients
109
Dial-Out Access
109
Always-On Dial-Out
109
Failover Dial-Out
111
OOB Broadband Ethernet Access
113
Broadband Ethernet Failover
114
Cellular Modem Connection
116
Connecting to a GSM HSUPA/UMTS Carrier Network
116
Connecting to a CDMA EV-DO Carrier Network
119
Connecting to a 4G LTE Carrier Network
121
Verifying the Cellular Connection
122
Cellular Modem Watchdog
124
Dual SIM Failover
124
Multi-Carrier Cellular Support
125
Cellular Operation
126
OOB Access Setup
127
Cellular Failover
128
Cellular Routing
129
Cellular CSD Dial-In
129
Firewalls and Forwarding
130
Configuring Network Forwarding and IP Masquerading
131
Configuring Client Devices
132
Port and Protocol Forwarding
134
Firewall Rules
135
Packet State Matching in Firewall Rules
137
7 Ssh Tunnels and Sdt Connector
139
Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts
140
SDT Connector Client Configuration
141
SDT Connector Client Installation
141
Configuring a New Gateway in the SDT Connector Client
142
Auto-Configure SDT Connector Client with the User's Access Privileges
143
Make an SDT Connection through the Gateway to a Host
144
Manually Add a Host the the SDT Connector Gateway
145
Manually Add New Services to the New Hosts
146
Add a Client Program to be Started for the New Service
148
Dial-In Configuration
149
SDT Connector to Management Console
149
SDT Connector: Telnet or SSH Connect to Serially-Attached Devices
151
Using SDT Connector for Out-Of-Band Connection to the Gateway
152
Importing and Exporting Preferences
153
SDT Connector Public Key Authentication
153
Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop Access
154
Enable Remote Desktop on the Target Windows Computer to be Accessed
154
Configure the Remote Desktop Connection Client
156
SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC
157
Install and Configure the VNC Server on the Computer to be Accessed
157
Install, Configure and Connect the VNC Viewer
158
Using SDT to IP Connect to Hosts that Are Serially Attached to the Gateway
160
Establish a PPP Connection between the Host COM Port and the Console Server
160
Set up SDT Serial Ports on the Console Server
162
Set up SDT Connector to SSH Port Forward over the Console Server Serial Port
163
SSH Tunneling Using Other SSH Clients (for Example, Putty)
164
VNC Security
165
8 Alerts, Auto-Response and Logging
166
Configure Auto-Response
166
Check Conditions
168
Environmental
168
Alarms and Digital Inputs
169
UPS and Power Supply
169
UPS Status
170
Serial Login, Signal or Pattern
170
USB Console Status
171
ICMP Ping
172
Cellular Data
172
Custom Check
172
CLI Session Event
174
SMS Command
174
Login and Logout Check
175
Network Interface Event
175
Route Data Usage Check
176
Trigger Actions
176
Send Email
177
Send SMS
177
Perform RPC Action
178
Run Custom Script
178
Send SNMP Trap
178
Send Nagios Event
178
Perform Interface Action
179
Resolve Actions
179
Configure SMTP, SMS, SNMP and Nagios Service for Alert Notifications
179
Send Email Alerts
179
Send SMS Alerts
180
Send SNMP Trap Alerts
182
Send Nagios Event Alerts
184
Logging
184
Log Storage
184
Serial Port Logging
185
Network TCP and UDP Port Logging
186
Auto-Response Event Logging
186
Power Device Logging
186
9 Power, Environment and Digital I/O
188
Remote Power Control (RPC)
188
RPC Connection
188
RPC Access Privileges and Alerts
192
User Power Management
192
RPC Status
193
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control
194
Managed UPS Connections
194
Remote UPS Management
198
Controlling UPS-Powered Computers
200
UPS Alerts
200
UPS Status
201
Overview of Nework UPS Tools (NUT)
202
Digital I/O Ports
203
Digital I/O Output Configuration
203
Digital I/O Input Configuration
204
High-Voltage Outputs
204
DIP SNMP Status
204
10 Authentication
206
Authentication Configuration
206
Local Authentication
207
TACACS Authentication
207
RADIUS Authentication
208
LDAP Authentication
209
RADIUS and TACACS User Configuration
211
Group Support with Remote Authentication
212
Remote Groups with RADIUS Authentication
213
Remote Groups with LDAP Authentication
214
Remote Groups with TACACS+ Authentication
216
Idle Timeout
216
Kerberos Authentication
217
Authentication Testing
217
Pluggable Authentication Modules
218
SSL Certificate
219
11 Nagios Integration
221
Nagios Overview
221
Configuring Nagios Distributed Monitoring
221
Enable Nagios on the Console Server
222
Enable NRPE Monitoring
222
Enable NSCA Monitoring
223
Configure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring
224
Configure Seleced Network Ports for Nagios Monitoring
225
Configure the Upstream Nagios Monitoring Host
226
Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration
226
Sample Nagios Configuration
226
Basic Nagios Plug-Ins
230
Additional Plug-Ins
231
Number of Supported Devices
232
Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios
233
12 System Management
235
System Administration and Reset
235
Firmware Upgrades
236
Date and Time Configuration
237
Backup Configuration
238
Delayed Configuration Commit
240
FIPS Mode
242
13 Status Reports
244
Port Access and Active Users
244
Statistics
245
Support Reports
246
Syslog
246
Dashboard
247
Configuring the Dashboard
247
Creating Custom Widgets for the Dashboard
248
14 Management
249
Device Management
249
Port and Host Logs
250
Terminal Connection
250
Web Terminal
250
SDT Connector Access
252
Power Management
253
15 Configuration from the Command Line
254
Accessing Configuration from the Command Line
254
Serial Port Configuration
256
Adding and Removing Users
259
Adding and Removing User Groups
260
Authentication
261
Network Hosts
262
Trusted Networks
264
Cascaded Ports
265
UPS Connections
265
RPC Connections
268
Managed Devices
269
Port Log
269
Alerts
270
SMTP and SMS
272
Snmp
273
Administration
274
IP Settings
274
Date and Time Settings
275
Dial-In Settings
277
DHCP Server
278
Services
279
Nagios
281
16 Advanced Configuration
283
Custom Scripting
283
Custom Script to Run When Booting
283
Running Custom Scripts When Alerts Are Triggered
284
Example Script: Power Cycling on Pattern Match
285
Example Script: Mulitple Email Notifications on each Alert
285
Deleting Configuration Values from the CLI
286
Power Cycle any Device Upon a Ping Request Failure
289
Running Custom Scripts When a Configurator Is Invoked
290
Backing up the Configuration and Restoring Using a Local USB Stick
291
Backing up the Configuration Off-Box
292
Advanced Portmanager
293
Portmanager Commands
293
External Scripts and Alerts
297
Raw Access to Serial Ports
298
Access to Serial Ports
298
Accessing the Console Modem Port
298
IP Filtering
299
SNMP Status Reporting
299
Retrieving Status Information Using SNMP
299
Check Firewall Rules
300
Enable SNMP Service
300
Adding Multiple Remote SNMP Managers
303
Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key Authentication
304
SSH Overview
304
Generating Public Keys (Linux)
305
Installing the SSH Public and Private Keys (Clustering)
306
Installing SSH Public Key Authentication (Linux)
306
Generating Public and Private Keys for SSH (Windows)
307
Fingerprinting
308
SSH Tunneled Serial Bridging
309
SDT Connector Public Key Authentication
312
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support
312
Https
313
Generating an Encryption Key
313
Generating a Self-Signed Certificate with Openssl
313
Installing the Key and Certificate
313
Launching the HTTPS Server
314
Power Strip Control
314
The Powerman Tool
314
The Pmpower Tool
316
Adding New RPC Devices
317
Ipmtool
318
Custom Development Kit (CDK)
321
Scripts for Managing Slaves
321
SMS Server Tools
322
Multicast
322
Bulk Provisioning
323
Zero Touch Provisioning
323
Preparation
323
Example ISC DHCP Server Configuration
324
Setup for an Untrusted LAN
324
How It Works
324
Internal Storage
326
Filesystem Location of Ftp and Tftp Directory
326
Filesystem Location of Portmanager Logs
326
Configuring FTP and TFTP Directory
327
Mounting a Preferred USB Disk by Label
327
Appendix A: Commands and Source Code
328
Commands
328
Source Code
334
Appendix B: Regulatory Information
336
FCC Statement
336
NOM Statement
337
Appendix C: Connectivity, Tcp Ports and Serial I/O
338
Serial Port Pinouts
338
Local Console Port
339
Standard Pinouts
339
Console Server Connector Wiring
340
TCP and UDP Port Numbers
340
Appendix D. Glossary
342
Appendix E: Disclaimer/Trademarks
345
Disclaimer
345
Trademarks Used in this Manual
345
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